ONLINE TERRORIST SPEECH, DIRECT GOVERNMENT REGULATION, AND THE COMMUNICATIONS DECENCY ACT

The Communications Decency Act (CDA) provides Internet platforms complete liability protection from user-generated content. This Article discusses the costs of this current legal framework and several potential solutions. It proposes three modifications to the CDA that would use a carrot and stick t...

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Published inDuke law and technology review Vol. 16; no. 1; p. 333
Main Author Beale, Steven
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Duke University, School of Law 01.01.2017
Subjects
Antiterrorism measures
Freedom of speech
Hate speech
Laws, regulations and rules
Remedies
Social media
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Summary:The Communications Decency Act (CDA) provides Internet platforms complete liability protection from user-generated content. This Article discusses the costs of this current legal framework and several potential solutions. It proposes three modifications to the CDA that would use a carrot and stick to incentivize companies to take a more active role in addressing some of the most blatant downsides of user-generated content on the Internet. Despite the modest nature of these proposed changes, they would have a significant impact.
ISSN:2328-9600
2328-9600